While running some errands this afternoon, I made a speedy stop at a local Austin gem: Mayfield Park & Nature Preserve. Nestled in Central Austin, the park is an oasis with short trails, ponds, flowers, and several peacocks roaming freely. I was at the park for only fifteen minutes. The peacocks were nowhere to be found, but I saw several flowering plants still blooming in the warm December weather. Here are two that caught my eye.
I have featured some macro shots of the Shrimp plant in previous posts. We have one recently planted at home. I wanted a different perspective. So, I got my camera on the ground, looking up at the flower with the blue sky as the photo’s background.
These pink roses were just too pretty to go unnoticed. With the sun backlighting their petals, the same bottom-to-top perspective created a different glow in the roses’ centers.
That was all the break I needed: a quick nature immersion in the middle of the city. I’ll probably go back for an extended visit and maybe see the peacocks around next time.
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Agata 40thousandkm
Wonderful place!
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Agata.
Photos by Jez
Stunning shots, Egidio 🤩
Egidio Leitao
Thank you very much, Jez. I appreciate your feedback.
margaret21
How nice to see a shrimp plant in the wild. They’re strictly a small pot plant here.
Egidio Leitao
Margaret, that was a first for me. I had only seen it in pots, as we have one here at home. Thanks for writing.
Anita
Here you prove that Mayfield Park & Nature Preserve is a wonderful place to visit, for both the soul and the camera. Lovely photos as always Egídio.
Egidio Leitao
Thank you so much for your kind feedback, Anita.
Cee Neuner
Oh what a beautiful place and wonderful photos 😀
Egidio Leitao
So glad you liked it, Cee. Thank you.
Marie A Bailey
That is an oasis! We have a shrimp plant in our garden. For a couple of years I kept it in a pot and its blooming was so-so. Then my husband transplanted to the garden and—wow—did it bloom! Your photos here are wonderful. The first one looks like a painting, it has so much texture. And I love how nearly transparent the rose petals are in the sun.
Egidio Leitao
Thank yo so much for your feedback. It’s much appreciated, Marie. I currently have one shrimp plant in a large pot here at home. I might get one in the ground. It grows quite large.
Anne Sandler
Nice break for beautiful shots Egidio!
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Anne.
Hammad Rais
Wonders of the sunshine are just epic!
Lovely captures 🙂
Egidio Leitao
Thank you for this lovely feedback. Mother Nature is full of wonders.